My Scottish "Wilkie" Family

Gordon Thomas George Wilkie

Male 1899 - 1956  (57 years)


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  • Name Gordon Thomas George Wilkie 
    Birth 18 Jan 1899  Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Nov 1956  , , Palmerston, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2291  wilkie
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2019 

    Father Andrew Wilkie,   b. 1867, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1946, , , New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Speden Cockburn,   b. Abt 1871   d. 6 Nov 1942, , , South Island, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Marriage 27 Dec 1890  , , New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 

    • One newspaper article notes marriage on 25 Dec 1890 Oamaru by Rev. A. Todd of Andrew Wilkie of the Taieri to Elizabeth Speden Cockburn
      Celebrating 50th Anniversary 24 Dec 1940

      Another newspaper article states marriage was 27 Dec 1890
    Family ID F766  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family L.M. Mills 
    Family ID F771  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2019 

  • Notes 
    • WWI Attestation Papers
      Name: Gordon Thomas George Wilkie
      Birth - Oamaru NZ
      Birth Date: 18 Jan 1899
      Fathers birth place - Scotland
      Mothers birth place - New Zealand
      Occupation / Trade: Motor mechanic
      Residence: Ashburton, New Zealand
      Last employer: Bell Bros
      Single status
      Previous Military - Yes - 2nd Regt - cannot determine other words
      Enlistment date: 03 Aug 1918
      A Coy 45th Rfts -
      Transferred to A Coy 46th Rfts
      Leave without pay until further orders on Demob 21 Nov 1918
      Height: 5'8"
      Weight 158 lbs
      Reg # 85736
      Next of Kin: Mrs E S Wilkie (Mother) 130 Cass St Ashburton

      Electoral Rolls, New Zealand
      1928, Ashburton,
      9073 Wilkie, Gordon Thomas - 110 Moore St, Salesman
      Also mentioned are:
      9070 Wilkie, Andrew 77 Aiken Street, Ashburton Butcher
      9072 Wilkie, Elizabeth S. 77 Aiken Street, married
      9075 Wilkie, Lillian Mary 77 Aiken Street, married - I believe this is Gordon Thomas Wilkie's wife

      1935 Electoral Rolls, New Zealand
      #14672 Wilkie, Gordon Thomas 53 Cambridge Terrace mechanic
      #14673 Wilkie, Lillian Mary 53 Cambridge Terrace married


      WWII Nominal Rolls, 1939 - 1948 New Zealand Army
      Name: Gordon Thomas Wilkie
      Army #: 32613
      Last Residence: Wellington, New Zealand
      WIfe: Mrs L. Wilkie
      Nominal Roll: 01 Jul 1940 - 31 Mar 1941
      Rank: CQMS - 29 Battn
      Married
      Occupation: Mechanic
      Address: 122 Totata Rd, Miramar, Wellington



      Death Records New Zealand
      1956/27938 Wilkie, Gordon Thomas - Age 57 years
      Further research required to confirm if this is our Wilkie hw 2019

      Cemetery Records - Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North, New Zealand
      Entry 2331
      Wilkie, Gordon Thomas
      Died 28 Nov 1956 - aged 56 years
      Military #32613 T/Cpl G. T. Wilkie NZ Infantry
      Buriel 01 Dec 1956
      Section D Block 15 Plot 003



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